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| | #REDIRECT [[Pitavastatin#Adult Indications and Dosage]] |
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| ==Dosage and Administration==
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| ===General Dosing Information===
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| The dose range for LIVALO is 1 to 4 mg orally once daily at any time of the day with or without food. The recommended starting dose is 2 mg and the maximum dose is 4 mg. The starting dose and maintenance doses of LIVALO should be individualized according to patient characteristics, such as goal of therapy and response.
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| After initiation or upon titration of LIVALO, lipid levels should be analyzed after 4 weeks and the dosage adjusted accordingly.
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| ===Dosage in Patients with Renal Impairment===
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| Patients with moderate and severe renal impairment (glomerular filtration rate 30 – 59 mL/min/1.73 m2 and 15 – 29 mL/min/1.73 m2 not receiving [[hemodialysis]], respectively) as well as end-stage renal disease receiving [[hemodialysis]] should receive a starting dose of LIVALO 1 mg once daily and a maximum dose of LIVALO 2 mg once daily.
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| ===Use with Erythromycin===
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| In patients taking [[erythromycin]], a dose of LIVALO 1 mg once daily should not be exceeded [see Drug Interactions (7.2)].
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| ===Use with Rifampin===
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| In patients taking [[rifampin]], a dose of LIVALO 2 mg once daily should not be exceeded [see Drug Interactions (7.3)].<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = LIVALO (PITAVASTATIN CALCIUM) TABLET, FILM COATED [KOWA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. ] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=44dcbf97-99ec-427c-ba50-207e0069d6d2 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 14 February 2014 }}</ref>
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| ==References==
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